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11 years ago
Two cars, each of mass 1845 kg, are approaching each other on a head-on collision course. Each speedometer reads 28 m/s. What is the magnitude of the total momentum of the system?
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11 years ago
the momentum is zero

each car has the same amount of momentum, but since momentum is a vector and they are approaching each other, the total momentum of the system is zero

therefore, if they collide and stick together, the combined mass will not move after the collision
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